Holland Energy Park (HEP) is getting ready to retire $91M of debt this year, during only its fourth year of operation, pending final approval from City Council. Additionally, there is a plan to retire an additional $40M over the next two years, completely retiring the...
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Holland Energy Park and the Value It Brings to the Holland Community
Is Holland Energy Park the resource our community needs to power Holland into the future? Yes. As an essential community-owned enterprise, Holland BPW engaged the community in the decision and the input brought great value to shaping Holland Energy Park.
Award-Winning Holland Energy Park Celebrates Grand Opening
Award-Winning Holland Energy Park Celebrates Grand Opening The grand opening marks next phase of decade-long energy journey for Holland. Holland Board of Public Works (HBPW) celebrated the grand opening of Holland Energy Park this month. The grand opening...
Holland opens $240M energy park
[Grand Rapids Business Journal] Honoring a 10-year collaborative among environmental activists, business executives and the public, the Holland Board of Public Works celebrated the grand opening of the new Holland Energy Park. The energy park, which opened Oct. 2, is...
Holland Energy Park cogeneration plant commissioned
[Decentralized Power] Siemens and Holland Board of Public Works are celebrating the commissioning of Holland Energy Park in Holland, Michigan – a natural gas- fueled combined cycle power plant using Siemens gas turbine technology. Siemens supplied two SGT- 800 gas...
New Holland power plant marks journey toward long-term energy use
[MLive] HOLLAND, MI - Holland Board of Public Works celebrated the opening ceremony for the $240 million Holland Energy Park this week. The park marks the next phase of the city's goal to sustainable, long-term energy use. The Holland Energy Park is designed to double...
Holland Energy Park almost fully online; other plans taking shape
[Holland Sentinel] The $240 million project is planned for completion in October. Holland Energy Park is getting closer to being fully online and operational. “All the initial testing has been completed,” said Ted Siler, operations director for the Holland Board of...
Holland Energy Park nears ‘substantial completion’
[Holland Sentinel] Holland Energy Park is nearing substantial completion, with final testing being done to help get the power plant fully online. Read the Holland Sentinel article.
Visitor center plans taking shape at Holland Energy Park
[Holland Sentinel] The visitor center’s home is in the red “spine” of the building, and will be an interactive space for visitors to learn about energy at home and in the community. As the construction of Holland’s power plant continues, workers are next taking a look...
Holland BPW Engages Local Educators with 2016 Annual Report
Holland, MI— Holland Board of Public Works (HBPW) today announced the release of their interactive 2016 annual report. Along with the digital report’s detailed stories, interactive graphics and financial figures from this year, it features tools and resources for...
Holland Energy Park first power plant to earn Envision Platinum award
Holland Energy Park recently received the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s (ISI) Envision Platinum award recognizing the sustainability of public infrastructure. Holland Energy Park is the first-in-the-country base load power generating plant to receive an...
P21 Decision: Looking Back
Five years ago when we launched Power for The 21st Century (P21) we created a home base for our community’s discussion about meeting our future energy needs. Since 2010, the P21 initiative has served to engage and inform the community on the HBPW’s plan to meet those...